Browsing by Author "Uggetti, Enrica"
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Advanced biokinetic and hydrodynamic modelling to support and optimize the design of full-scale high rate algal ponds
(Elsevier, 2022-01)
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Open AccessHigh rate algal ponds (HRAP) are known for their suitability to treat wastewater and to produce microalgal biomass, which can be converted into bioproducts. However, full-scale application of HRAP is still limited to few ... -
Advances in clog state monitoring for use in automated reed bed installations
(2014-01)
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Open AccessConstructed wetlands are a popular form of waste-water treatment that have proliferated across Europe and the rest of the world in recent years as an environmentally conscious form of waste water treatment. The ability to ... -
Algal biomass: physical pretreatments
(Elsevier, 2015)
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Anaerobic digestate as substrate for microalgae culture: the role of ammonium concentration on the microalgae productivity
(2014-01)
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Open AccessIn spite of the increasing interest received by microalgae as potential alternatives for biofuel production, the technology is still not industrially viable. The utilization of digestate as carbon and nutrients source can ... -
Assessing the economic suitability of aeration and the influence of bed heating on constructed wetlands treatment efficiency and life-span
(2015-10)
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Open AccessConstructed wetlands including aeration and heating were studied to improve treatment efficiency and prevent clogging. The experiments were carried out in a pilot plant (0.4 m(2)) treating urban wastewater with an organic ... -
Assessing the potential of soil cyanobacteria for simultaneous wastewater treatment and carbohydrate-enriched biomass production
(Elsevier, 2020-10)
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Open AccessIn this study, a mixed nitrogen-fixing soil cyanobacterial culture was tested to treat municipal wastewater and produce total carbohydrates in a one-stage operation. Four photobioreactors were operated in semi-continuous ... -
Assessment of hydrodynamics based on Computational Fluid Dynamics to optimize the operation of hybrid tubular photobioreactors
(Elsevier, 2021-10)
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Open AccessAppropriate hydrodynamic conditions are crucial in photobioreactors (PBR) in order to prevent sedimentation of microalgal biomass and to ensure the uniform exposure of microalgae cells to light and nutrients. Hydrodynamic ... -
Assessment of the mechanisms involved in the removal of emerging contaminants by microalgae from wastewater: a laboratory scale study
(2016-01)
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Open AccessAerated batch reactors (2.5 L) fed either with urban or synthetic wastewater were inoculated with microalgae (dominated by Chlorella sp. and Scenedesmus sp.) to remove caffeine, ibuprofen, galaxolide, tributyl phosphate, ... -
Biogas from algae via anaerobic digestion
(Springer, 2016)
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Biogas production in low-cost household digesters at the Peruvian Andes
(2011-05)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyLow-cost tubular digesters originally developed in tropical regions have been adapted to the extreme weather conditions of the Andean Plateau (3000e4000 m.a.s.l.). The aim of this study was to characterise biogas production ... -
Bioremediation of agricultural runoff and biopolymers production from cyanobacteria cultured in demonstrative full-scale photobioreactors
(2020-07)
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Open AccessThe present work evaluated polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and carbohydrates production by wastewater borne cyanobacteria at demonstrative-scale (three photobioreactors (PBR) of 11.7 m3 each), using agricultural runoff as ... -
Bioremediation of emerging micropollutants in irrigation water: the alternative of microalgae-based treatments
(2020-11)
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Open AccessThe present study evaluated the efficiency of a semi-closed horizontal tubular photobioreactor (PBR) at demonstrative scale to remove a total of 35 target compounds, including benzotriazoles, benzophenones, antibiotics and ... -
Boosting pharmaceutical removal through aeration in constructed wetlands
(2021-06)
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Open AccessThis work evaluated the removal efficiency of 13 wastewater-borne pharmaceuticals in a pilot constructed wetland (CW) operated under different aeration strategies (no aeration, intermittent and continuous). Aeration improved ... -
Can microalgae grown in wastewater reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers?
(2022-12)
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Open AccessAlternatives to conventional inorganic fertilizers are needed to cope with the growing global population and contamination due to the production and use of those inorganic compounds. The recovery of nutrients from wastewater ... -
Clogging measurement, dissolved oxygen and temperature control in a wetland through the development of an Autonomous Reed Bed Installation (ARBI)
(2016)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe book extends the knowledge on wetland ecosystem services based on the new research. The information combines the achievements gained in carbon sequestration, nutrient accumulation, macrophyte decomposition, wastewater ... -
CO2 addition to increase biomass production and control microalgae species in high rate algal ponds treating wastewater
(Elsevier, 2018-12)
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Open AccessChallenges regarding microalgal cultivation need to be solved in order to enhance microalgae potential as a feedstock for biofuel, bioenergy, and bioproducts. The optimization of the operating strategy in high rate algal ... -
Computational fluid dynamics coupled to biokinetic models: numerical methodology for microalgae cultivation optimization
(2024-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyMixing of the algal culture medium in a photobioreactor (PBR) is a crucial factor to enhance microalgae cultivation and production, since it ensures microalgae cells can homogeneously access nutrients and light radiation. ... -
Cultivation and selection of cyanobacteria in a closed photobioreactor used for secondary effluent and digestate treatment
(2017-06-01)
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Open AccessThe main objective of this study was to select and grow wastewater-borne cyanobacteria in a closed photobioreactor (PBR) inoculated with a mixed consortium of microalgae. The 30 L PBR was fed with a mixture of urban secondary ... -
Economic analysis and life cycle approach to compare drying reed beds and conventional treatments for sludge management
(2010)
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Open AccessThis book gathers experiences on sludge treatments wetlands from different European countries. Design and operation criteria adopted in Europe are here summarised. Focus is put on describing dewatering and mineralisation ... -
Enhancing sustainability through microalgae cultivation in urban wastewater for biostimulant production and nutrient recovery
(Elsevier, 2023-12)
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Open AccessMicroalgae can produce biostimulants in form of phytohormones, which are compounds that, even if applied in low concentrations, can have stimulant effects on plants growth and can enhance their quality and their resistance ...
